Terminally ill sex offender sent to prison

A TERMINALLY ill sex offender was told “you are going to hell” by one of his victims as he was jailed for 36 years for the horrific abuse of seven girls.

Harry Wood was finally brought to justice weeks before he is expected to die in prison.

The 59-year pervert subjected his young victims to rape and other violent sex offences when he was aged between 11 and 40 years old.

A court heard Wood has a terminal condition and is receiving palliative care in prison.

He appeared before Leeds Crown Court to be sentenced after admitting 38 offences against victims who were aged between two and 17. Victims, all now adults, wept as the court heard how they had suffered a lifetime of torment as a result of Wood’s offending.

Two of the women chose to address Woods personally and read victim statements aloud in court. One said: “You ruined my childhood. You did not care about my screams and me begging you to leave me alone.

“All you care about is yourself. You put me through so much pain.”

“You are going to hell, and believe me, the devil is going to be waiting there for you.”

Another victim said: “I do not hate you. Only God can judge a person. I am reading this to give you an understanding of how this has affected me growing up.”

Prosecutor David Hall also read statements on behalf of other victims. One statement read: “This man made me suffer. I hope he suffers